Re: searching for a mentor

Thanks Charles for your message..

btw anyone?

just a ping for bringing the message up and maybe to the attention of
someone.

thanks guys

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Charles White <cdwhite909_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there! I am a new list member, as of Tuesday.
>
> I can see where ccie9999 is coming from, I think, and I've actually
> considered asking one of my CCIE friends the same question. I am taking the
> CCIE lab on December 17th. I'm not looking for a "mentor" per say. Maybe
> just someone to talk to each week (or so ) to keep me on track. I am a ccnp
> & ccip and have a "decent" understanding of things. My study patterns are
> just all over the place it seems.
>
> I've tried reading all the sources I can find on peoples approaches to the
> lab, using the Document CD, Drawing everything out, etc. which also brought
> me to joinign this list. I suppose what I am really looking for is just
> people to talk to about my studying, efforts, and approach. Maybe this list
> will do just that?
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 4:28 AM, peter dervan <petesccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think you have a whole mailing list of mentors ccie99999!! surely thats
>> better than just one? :-)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM, ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > ok guys,
>> >
>> > it's time for this call..
>> >
>> > I know that in big businesses usually employees have the opportunity to
>> be
>> > followed by another employee called mentor.
>> >
>> > The mentor is usually a person that on a volunteer basis is available to
>> > help, motivate, push a colleague that is in a special journey, etc..
>> >
>> > At least where I was working some years ago, this kind of "partnership"
>> was
>> > pretty common.
>> >
>> > ok..the fact is: I'm a poor guy and I need a mentor.
>> >
>> > I'm, therefore, searching for a mentor here between you experts, ccies..
>> > you that have been in the tunnel and now you have your digits.
>> >
>> > Of course someone is more disposed to mentor and someone for sure
>> doesn't
>> > like at all to do that..
>> >
>> > I'm searching a very special kind guy that could be my mentor.. I can
>> > guarantee I am not here for asking how to do this and that, what that
>> > command means, is this in the BP or not.. etc etc. I'm a very autonomous
>> > guy and I already have at least all the tools I need for ccie (I won't
>> ask
>> > why gns3 eats my cpu, or which WB is better or if I need an i5 or i7 as
>> my
>> > notebook).. Just need someone that can lightly follow me via email/im
>> and
>> > sometimes he pushes me forward..
>> > I'd need this because I feel I'm a bit in the dark right now (due to
>> many
>> > reasons).
>> > The best candidate would be a CCIE r&s, probably a quite new CCIE
>> maybe..
>> > I'm not searching a trainer, I guess Narbik, Marko, Brian(s) are already
>> > mentor for their students and they are also overloaded.. I search
>> someone
>> > that is motivated of being a mentor and want really help and push my
>> > motivation.
>> > I'm located in Europe but due to night studies I think time shift is
>> not a
>> > big issue.
>> > Of course this is not going to be demanding and binding.. if it would
>> be,
>> > each other can simply "resign" ;)
>> >
>> > I hope you can understand my needs and why I'm writing this.
>> >
>> > --
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>> >
>> >
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